We have tested the effectiveness of each stimulation condition: 1) anodal over the lesional motor cortex 2) anodal PMD (positive electrode at the dorsal premotor cortex (PMD) of the lesional hemisphere (first phase) or dual motor cortex stimulation (second phase), 3) cathodal over the contralesional motor cortex, and 4) sham in a double blind crossover design in chronic cortical and subcortical strokes.